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To-tals31-7711-2080. INDIANA (83) 3-7 2-2 8, Miller 4-14 12-12 21, Jackson 1-6 3-4 5, Rnne4-12 1-2 9, ADavis 5-7 0-0 10, Best 3-7 00 6, McKey 0-1 OO 0, Perkins 1-2 OO 3. Totals 28-72 24-26 83. Orlando 24 IB 19 18 -80 Indiana 28 21 19 15 -83 3-Point Goals Orlando 7-16 (Hardaway 3-6, Anderson 2-6, Austin 1-1, 1-2, Harpring 0-1), Indiana 3-16(Perkins 1-2, Mullin 1-3, Miller 1-6, Best 0-1, Jackson 0-2, Rose 0-3). Fouled out None.

Rebounds Orlando 48 (Grant 10), Indiana 63 (D.Davis 16). Assists Orlando 17 (Hardaway 7), Indiana 11 (Jackson 4). Total fouls Orlando 26, Indiana 20. Technicals Hardaway. Central Division Beltrancf 4 0 1 0 Lofton cf 3 100 Pet GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Randa3b 3 0 10 EWilsnss 5 110 Cleveland 7 1 .875 7-1 W-7 2-0 6-1 00 Leiu3b 0 0 0 1 RAlmr2b 4 3 3 1 KnnsnsCity 3 5 .375 4 3-5 L-2 03 3-2 00 Damonlf 3 0 0 0 EiDiaic 10 0 0 Minnesota 3 5 .375 4 3-5 L-l 2-4 1-1 00 Poself 1 0 0 OMRmnrf 5 2 2 3 Chicago 2 5 .286 44 2-5 L-6 0-3 2-2 00 Kinglb 3 0 0 0Thotnelb 2111 Dotrmt 2 6 .250 5 2-6 W-l 1-1 1-6 00 MuSweylb lOlOCrderolf 6 0 2 1 Suttondh 4 0 0 0 Frymn3b 4 111 WestDivision Djrf 4 0 1 OSrasondh 4 12 2 Pet GB LlO Str Home Away Intr RSnchiM 2 1 1 06Alrarc 3 122 Anaheim 4 4 .500 4-4 L-l 1-2 3-2 00 Sonne as 1 01 0 JCbrra 2b 100 0 Seattle 4 4 .500 4-4 L-l 4-4 0-0 0-0 Spehrc 4 12 1 Texas 4 4 .500 4-4 W-l 3-4 10 0-0 Febl(s2b 4 2 2 2 Oakland 3 5 .375 1 3-5 W-l 2-2 1-3 00 Totals 34 410 4 Totals 37 11 1411 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Str Home Away Intr W-5 2-0 6-2 00 Kansas City 030 000 100 -4 Cleveland 000 209 OOi -11 DP LOB-KansasCity Febles (4), RAlomsr 2(5), Cordero (6), Semon (51 SB Beltran(2), RAIomar(2).

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WP-Suppsn. Umpires Home, Hirschbeck; First, Phillips; Second. Roe; Third, Merrill. 142,8651. Str Home Away Intr L-l 3-2 3-0 0-0 1 6 5 4 3 2 LlO 6-2 5-3 44 3-5 2-5 Sun Francisco LusAngeles ekin Diego Arizona Colorado 3 .625 4 .600 5 .375 5 .286 L-2 W-l W-2 L-3 0-0 04 00 OO 0-2 2-3 1-6 2-4 5-1 2-1 2-0 0-1 TAMPA BAY By The Associated Press TORONTO Jose Cruz Jr.

hit a game-winning single in the 11th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays overcame Jose Canseco's 400th career home run and beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-6 Wednesday night Canseco became the 28th player in major league history to reach the 400-homer mark when he lined Kelvim Escobar's pitch 368 feet over the left-field wall in the third inning. Born in Cuba, Canseco is the first player born outside the United States to hit 400 homers. Shannon Stewart scored the winning run in the 11th. He singled off Albie Lopez (0-1), stole second and beat Randy Winn's throw to the plate after Cruz's single. Graeme Lloyd 1-0) pitched 2M shutout innings to gain his first win for Toronto, which acquired him from the New York Yankees two months ago in the Roger Clemens deal.

Pinch-hitter Willie Greene's eighth-inning sacrifice fly off Jim Mecir tied it at 6 for Toronto, Canseco's third homer of the year gave the Devil Rays a 4-1 lead. They added two more runs before the Blue Jays rallied with four runs in the sixth on Shawn Green's three-run homer and Gonzalez's RBI single. The fans gave Canseco a loud ovation, but he seemed emotionless as he rounded the bases. After hitting his 399th homer on Monday, Canseco said he was more focused on getting 500. Yankees 1 4, Orioles 7 NEW YORK Chuck Knoblauch went 5-for-6 and the New York Yankees moved into sole possession of the AL East lead for the first time this season, beating the Baltimore Orioles 14-7 Wednesday night for their seventh straight win.

After his leadoff homer off Scott Erickson (0-2), Knoblauch added singles in the second, fourth, fifth and seventh innings to tie his career high in hits and raise his average from .174 to .321. His RBI single in the seventh put the Yankees up 9-7. Hideki Irabu gave up five runs in one-third of an inning as Baltimore nearly erased an 8-2 deficit. David Cone (2-0) allowed two 3 3H- abrhbi Franco, 38, got his third save of season. He relieved in the ninth and struck out Todd Dun woody and Preston Wilson before Kevin Orie reached on a bloop double.

Franco then fanned Jorge Fabr-gas for the final out, and was mobbed on the field by his teammates. The only reliever with more saves than Franco is Lee Smith, who retired with 478. I' Hershiser (1-1) improved to 3-1 against the Marlins, needing just nine pitches for his first six batters. The only danger he faced came in the fifth, when Wilson bunted for a single and scored on Bruce Aven's sacrifice fly. Braves 10, Phillies 4 PHILADELPHIA Chipper Jones, Javy Lopez and Gerald Williams homered to lead the Atlanta Braves to their third consecutive win.

Ryan Klesko went 4-for-4 to tie his career high for hits and had two RBIs as the Braves beat the Phillies for the ninth time in their last 11 meetings. Jones, in a 7-for-34 slump with just one RBI in the season's first eight games, drove in two runs with the homer and double. Brian Jordan drove in a pair of runs arid is 9-for-20 with eight RBIs against the Phillies this season. Padres-Rockies, snow DENVER Not even 3 1-de-gree weather and a 14-degree wind chill could keep Colorado Rockies slugger Larry Walker from taking his first swings of the 1999 season. Walker, sidelined the first seven games with a strained muscle in his right rib cage, insisted on playing Wednesday night despite the inclement conditions and doubled in his only at-bat.

The game, however, eventually was postponed by snow after two delays totaling 2 hours and 31 minutes, with the San Diego Padres leading the Rockies 4-0 in the top of the second inning. There was no immediate word on when the game would be made runs one earned and four hits in six innings to hand the Ori-oles their sixth loss in seven games. Indians 11, Royals 4 CLEVELAND Sandy Alomar hit his first homer since August and Manny Ramirez hit a three-run shot in Cleveland's nine-run sixth inning as Indians extended their winning streak to seven. Cleveland, which bunched all 14 of its hits in a three-inning span starting in the fourth, hasn't lost since opening day. Bartolo Colon (2-0) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings.

Jeff Suppan (0-2) gave up four runs and six hits in five-plus innings. Tigers 7, Twins 1 DETROIT Jeff Weaver (1-0) pitched five shutout innings, allowing one hit in his major league debut, and Detroit stopped a six-game losing streak. Bobby Higginson homered and Tony Clark and Damion Easley each drove in two runs. LaTroy Hawkins (0-2) gave up six runs and 1 1 hits in five innings. Expos 15, Brewers 1 MONTREAL Chris Widger homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs as the Montreal Expos rocked Jim Abbott and the Milwaukee Brewers.

Miguel Batista (2-0) pitched a six-hitter his first career complete game, helping the Expos stop a four-game losing streak. Batista lowered his ERA to 1.10, and went 2-for-4 at the plate. Before a crowd of just 6,525, Jose Vidro had a career-high five RBIs with a three-run homer and two-run double. Montreal had 17 hits; its most since getting 19 against Sari Francisco on May 7, 1997. Montreal scored eight runs off Abbott (0-2) in three-plus innings.

Mets 4, Marlins 1 NEW YORK John Franco became the second pitcher to reach 400 career saves, and Orel Hershiser got his first win with New York as the Mets extended their winning streak to five. TORONTO abrhbi 5 2 10. 5 111 5 113 6 12 1 4 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 Northeast Division Pts GF GA y-Ottawa 44 23 13 101 236 176 x-Toronto 46 29 7 97 266 228 x-Buffalo 36 27 17 89 203 173 x-Boston 37 29 13 87 207 175 Montreal 31 39 11 73 181 207 Southeast Division Pts GF GA y-Carolina 34 30 16 84 207 199 Florida 29 34 18 76 204 226 Washington 31 44 6 68 200 215 Tampa Bay 19 53 8 46 175 284 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Pts GF GA y-Detroit 43 31 7 93 243 199 34 32 13 81 225 202 Chicago 27 41 12 66 195 244 Nashville 28 45 7 63 187 253 Northwest Division Pts GF GA y-Colorado 43 26 10 96 235 194 x-Edmnnton 31 37 12 74 222 223 Calgary 28 39 12 68 199 226 Vancouver 23 46 12 58 188 253 Winncf DMrtrarf Cnsecodh McGrfflb Flhertyc Bbggs3b MCrknlf Cairo 2b Stockerss' 6 0 0 OStewartlf 5 0 I 0 JCruxcf 5 11 lSGreenrf 5 0 2 OCDlgdolb 4 1 1 0TFmdz3b 5 111 Hollinsdh 5 12 1 Fltcherc 5 1 1 ODIsndropr 4 13 2 Mthenyc ASGnlzss Martin 2b WGren3b 44 612 6 Totals 0 0 0 0 1000 5 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 1 42 712 7 Totals Tampa Bay 031 101 000 00 -6 Toronto 010 004 010 01 -7 One out when winning run scored. CDelgado(l). DP Toronto 1.

LOB-Tampa Bay 10, Toronto 2B ASGonzalez (3). HR-Canseco(3), SGreen (2), CDelgado(3). SB-McCrackenl2), Stacker (4), Stewart (3). WGreene. AMERICAN LEAGUE Wednesday's Gamea Detroit 7, Minnesota 1 Cleveland 11, KansasCity4 TVironto 7, Tampa Bay 6, 1 1 innings Baltimore at New York, (n) Anaheim at Oakland, (n) Texas at Seattle, (n) Only gumes scheduled Thursday's Games Anaheim (Olivares 10) at Oakland (Heredia 1-0), 20).

505 p.m. T'xas(HellingO-2)atScattle(FasaeroO- Minnesota (Sampson 0-0) at Detroit KnrisasCitylBarbcrl-OlatCleveland Tampa Bay(SantanaO-l)atToronto baltimore(Mussina 20) at New York (Clemens lO), 6:35 p.m. Friday's Games Tampa Bay at Boston, 505 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 6:05 p.m. New York at Detroit, 606 m.

Chicago at Kansas City, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Anaheim, 905 p.m. Texas at Oakland, 9:35 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Wednesday's Games Chicago 5, Cincinnati 4 Montreal 15, Milwaukee I New York 4, Florida 1 St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 5 Atlanta 10, Philadelphia 4 San Diego at Colorado, snow Los Angeles at Arizona, (n) Houston at San Francisco, (n) Thursday's Games Milwaukee (Karl OO) at Montreal (Thur-man 0-11.

Louis (Oliver 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Peters 0-0), Cincinnati (Tomko 00) at Chicago (Sanders 0-1), Houston (Bergman 0O) at San Francisco (Brock 1-0), 3:05 p.m. San Diego I Clement 0-1 at Colorado Bo- hanon 1-0), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (Glavine 0-2) at Philadelphia Florida Meadows 1-0) at New York LcAngelc(DreuortlO)atArizona (Johnson 1-0), 9:05 p.m. Friday's Games Chicagoat Milwaukee, 1:05 p.m. Florida at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 605 pan. Montreal at New York, 6:10 m. St. Louis at Houston, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at Colorado, 705 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Diego, 905 p.m Pacific Division Pts GF GA 51 17 12 114 235 164 38 30 12 88 199 191 BB SO z-Dallas x-Phoenix X-Anaheim x-SanJose -Los Angeles 35 32 12 31 32 17 82 208 196 79 193 186 65 181 216 30 44 5 IP II RER TampaBay Arrojo 51-3 5 5 6 Yan 2-3 2 .0 0 AWred 1.00 0 Mecir 1 2 1 1 Duvall 2-3 1 0 0 AlopetL.0-1 12-3 2 11 Toronto Escobar 6 10 6 5 Davey 12-3 1 0 0 Plesac 2-3 0 0 0 Person 1-3 0 0 0 UoydW.lO 21-3 1 0 0 13 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 HBP by Person (Canseco), by Yan (Martin), by Escobar(Flaherty). Umpires Home, Brinkman; First, Shulock; Sec CINCINNATI abrhbi CHICAGO MBatistaWiO 9 6 1 10 6 abrhbi 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 PB Hughes. ,3 2 2 0 Umpires Home, Layne; First, Rieker; Second, 4 0 11 Dreckman; Third, Davis. 322 3 2:40. A 6,525 BALTIMORE abrhbi NEW YORK abrhbi 0 0 0 0 BAndrncf BordicksB WClarklb Belle rf NEW YORK abrhbi Cmerpncf Larkinss Casey lb Stynespr Graves GVghnlf DYungrf Tbnseec AHoone3b Reese2b Tucker ph Hrnischp Sllivanp Revesp MuSwyph HMrrislb Totals 4 0 2 OUhnsncf 4 1 1 0Mmdni2b 4 1 3 OSosarf 0 0 0 OMaGrclb 0 0 0 OGHilllf 3 0 0 lCGdwinlf 3 0 0 1 Jllmdzss 3 0 0 0 Sntiagoc 4 1 2 lGactti3b 3 0 0 OLieberp 1 0 0 OBeckp 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 0 0 0 0 32 4 Totals 6 2 5 2 5 3 2 0 4 3 3 4 5 12 2 4 2 10 3 112 4 0 0 0 5 110 5 12 1 41141711 3 1 1 0Knblch2b 5 111 Jeterss 4 2 2 OONeillrf 6 112 BWIlmscf 5 1 1 STMrtnzlb 5 0 2 1 CDavisdh 3 0 0 OShSpcrlf 10 10 Blip 3b 4 0 0 0 Girardic 2 100 37 7 7 Totals 2 110 FLORIDA 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 LCstlk2b .2 0 00 AGnzlzss 0 0 0 0 Kotsayrt DLeelb Mantei Dnwdycf PWilsnlf Orie3b Bainesdh Surhofflf Ripken 3b Otanez3b Wbsterc DShlds2b Totals Dnerdorf tared by CBS 3 10 0 3 0 11 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 111 1100 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 111 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1000 26 5 6 5 abrhbi 4 0 0 OHndnmlf 4 0 1 0Alfbnio2b 4 0 1 OOlerudlb 4 0 0 OBonillarf 0 0 0 OCedenorf 3 0 0 0 Vntura3b 4 1 1 0 Alnswrtcf 3 0 2 0WndeUp 3 0 0 OLongph 0 0 0 OBenitezp 1 0 0 0 JFmcop 0 0 0 0 Prattc 0 0 0 1 ROrdnzss 0 0 0 OHrshsrp 0 0 0 OMcRaecf 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 15 1 Totals Baltimore New York 101 000 500 7 300 500 42x -14 Fbrgasc JSnchzp Cunsell ph Edmndp Avenph Medinap Dmsbrp Bergph Almscap Cincinnati 000 200 011 -4 Chicago 021 002 00i -6 ABoone 12) DP Cincinnati 2, Chicago 1.

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HR-Baines (2 Knoblauch 1 O'Neill 1 SB-B KAnderson (2), DeShields 2 (2), Knoblauch 2 (3). man booth, which will allow him more air time than while working with two other people on Mondays. Dierdorf also will be able to focus more on the game, rather than trying to find a balance of entertainment and football for the many casual Monday night viewers. S-Lieber. SF-GVaughn, DYoung, Gaettl IP RER BB x-clinched playoffberth y-dinched division title z-clinched conference title Wednesday's Games Carolina 3, Washington 0 New Jersey 2, Buffalo 1" Islanders 2, OT Florida 3, Montreal 2, OT Dallas 4, Phoenix 2 Calgary at Vancouver, (n) St.

Louis at Anaheim, (n) Thursday's Games Pittsburgh at Boston, 6:30 m. Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m. Nashville at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 8 p.m.

St. Anaheim at Los Angeles, 9:30 pm Washington 0 0 0 -0 Carolina 1 0 2-3 First Period I.Carolina, Francis 20 (Kron, Sheppard), 12:48. Penalties-Mnlik, Car (high-sticking), Ciccone, Was (roughing), Bellows, Was (slashing), 18:59. Second Period None. Penalties Karpa, Car (slashing), Gratton, Was (slashing), Klce, Was 15:12.

Third Period 2, Carolina, Francis 21 (O'Neill. Kapanen), 1 1 :32 (pp). 3, Carolina, Roberts 14 Kovalenko, Kron), 12: 10. Penalties Roberts, Car (high-sticking), Reekie, Was (tripping), Black, Was(alashing), 10.28; Ciccone, Was, misconduct, 18:49. Shots on goal Washington 7-9-3 19.

Carolina 7-11-8 26. Power-play Opportunities Washington 0 of5; Carolina 2 of 5. Goalies Washington, Brochu 0-1-0 (26 shots-23 saves). CaroUna, Irbe 27-20-1 1 (19-19). 11.059).

Referee Richard Trottier. Linesmen- Brad Kovochik, Dan Schochte-. NashvUle 1 1 0 -S Detroit 1-4 First Period 1, Nashville, Brunette 11 (Rorining.Timonen), 1601 (pp). Penal-. ties Walker, Nas (roughing), (roughing), -holding), Second Period 2, Detroit, Dandenault 4 (Clark, Ward), 7:61.

3, Detroit, Fedorov 26 (Murphy, Lidstrom), 9:41. 4, Nashville, Walker 15 (Yachmenev), 12:34. 5, Detroit, Gilchrist 1 (Murphy, Holstrom), 16:49. Penalties Holrnstrom, Det(interference), Ronning, Nas 10:33. Third Period 6, Detroit, Kozlov 29 (Lari-onov), 2:50 (sh).

Penalties Fedorov, Det (hooking), Lambert, Nas, double mi- nor (high-sticking), 18:23. Shots on goal Nashville 11-6-724. De-troitoV10-9 27. Power-play Opportunities Nashville 1 of Detroit Oof 4. Goalies Nashville, Dunham 16-22-3(27 shots-23 saves).

Detroit, rUnford 6-18-4 (24-22). A Referee Dan OTHalloran. Linesmen-Dan McCourt, Andy McEhnan. 27 4 9 4 IP RER BB SO SO Hyers lb Totals 2 0 Florida 1 New York 000 010 000 -1 030 000 101 -4 Cincinnati HamisdiUM 61-3 6 5 4 2 Sullivan 2-3 0 0 0 0 Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 Graves 1 0 0 0 I Chicago Leber WiO 8 8 3 3 1 BeckS 1 1 1 1 0 8 7 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 U)B Florida 7, New York 10. 2B Orie (3), Al- fbnzo(5), Pratt (2).

3B AGonzalez 1). HR-9. Ventura (2). SFAven. "It's a different way of doing football on Sunday afternoons," Dierdorf said.

"Monday night is unique. There's much less Xs and Os. Certainly IH be getting back to more football basics." CBS Sports president Sean McManus said the derision was marlp last mnntri Vint the nnnniinrn- Baltimore Erickson L.0-2 32-3 9 Bones 21-3 2 Slocumb 2-3 3 Orosco i-3 2 Fetters 1 1 New York ConcWO 6 4 Irabu 1-3 4 Stanton 1-3 0 Nelson 11-3 Grimsley 1 1 1 Umpires Home, Schrieber; First, Tata; Sec-cod, 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 ST. LOUIS PIT sbrhbi IP RER BB SO Florida JSancheiL.0-2 2 2 3 3 6 0 Edmondson 2 0 0 0 1 2 Medina 12-3 0 0 0 2 1 Dartnsbourg 1-3 0 0 0 1 1 Alfonseca 1 1 1 1 12 Mantei 1 0 0 0 0 2 New York HershiserW.l-l 52-3 3 1 1 2 2 Wendell '11-3 1 0 0 0 2 Benitex 1 0 0 0 0 1 JFrancoSJ 1 1 0 0 0 3 Orosco pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. 5 2 2 3 Wardcf Bragg If NEW YORK (AP) It didn't take long for Dan Dierdorf to find another job.

Two months after being forced out of ABC's "Monday Night Football" booth, he has returned to CBS. Dierdorf comes back to the network he left in 1987 for "MNF" because of a loophole in his contract: He never signed it. CBS will team Dierdorf with Verne Lundquist as its No. 2 NFL broadcasting team. The 49-year-old Dierdorf was prepared to sit out next season, but CBS executives were able to change his mind.

"ABC was a less-than-happy time for me and I didn't think anything would make me feel good about going back to television," Dierdorf said. "But CBS really went out of their way to convince me that it was a good move for me." Dierdorf contract wasn't renewed after 12 years as an analyst with "Monday Night Football." The former NFL offensive lineman and Hall of Famer called his final game with ABC at this year's Pro 'Bowl, He is expected to make about 1 million a year at CBS, a significant pay cut from the $1.75 million he earned each year with ABC. Although his new position will have a much lower profile than "Monday Night Football," it will have its advantages. The always vocal Dierdorf will return to a two- -Rntenass 4 12 1 Bmminas 4 0 0 0 Gilcsh McGwrlb HBP-by Erickson (TMartinez). Nelson.

Umpires Home, Craft; First, McKean; Second, Kaiser, Third, Joyce. 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 4 12 0 4 12 1 4 0 0 0 Drewcf Tatls3b Planco2b 'McGeerf ACstlbc 5 11 OKYunglb 3 0 12 Kendall 1 0 0 0 Sprgue3b 3 11 OJGuilmrf 5 12 0 WMrris2b 4121 HBP---byHershiser(One) Balk Medina. 4 13 0 Umpires Home, Danley; First, Montague; Sec- 0 0 0 0 ond, Davidson; Third, Winters. 0 0 0 0 2:45. A 2 112 MeEwg2b 5 3 3 1 JWIIcep 1 0 0 OChrstnsp ment was delayed because the network has been preoccupied with the NCAA tournament and the Masters.

The addition of Dierdorf allows CBS to move No. 2 analyst Randy Cross into the studio. Cross will team with a revamped cast that includes former Fox analyst Jerry Glanville, Craig James and host Jim Nantz. "The whole deal with Dan coming in makes the. division stronger," Cross said.

"I wasn't surprised that Dan came back, because it's tough to get away from this game." ABC Sports president Howard Katz is in the process of deciding whether to bring in a replacement for Dierdorf or go with a two-man booth. "What they decide tp go with Monday night is up to them," Dierdorf said. "I work at CBS." Mirkerp Avbarp Mohlerp 2 0 0 OBnsonp 0 0 0 OSarbckp NBA Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Dnstonph 1 0 0 0 ABrwnph 0 ATLANTA 10 0 0 0 0 0 ONixonlf 1 0 0 0 McGlhyp OPerezp 3ttalicop Painterp Acvodop Totals 0 0 0 OLoisellep 0 0 0 ONunezss 0 0 0 0 39 912 7 Totals 38 614 5 Spcicrp PHJLA abrhbi abrhbi 3 3 10 Gmvillecf 5 110 0 0 0 MOAdn2b 4 2 11 0 0 0 0 Rolen 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 OBrognslb 3 0 11 6110Gantlf- 4 Odd 4 2 2 2Abreurf 4 2 2 4 1 4 1 4 2 2 1 RUfbrdsi 4 110 OOOOByrdp 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 2 Spljaricp 1 0 0 0 0 ODosterph I dO 0 2 10 0 MiGrcep 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 OSefcikph 10 00 3 0 0 0 YPerezp 0 0 0 0 2 112 Gomes 0 0 0 0 Ryanp 0 0 0 0 KJordnph 361012 9 Totals 36 4 (4 BBoor2b St Louis 220 130 010 -8 CJones3b Pittsburgh 032 000 000 -6 BJordnrf JLopetc Louis 4. LOB-St Louis8, Pittsburgh 10. 2B- EPeiwc Heskolb Bragg 2 (2).

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6 p.m. FOXSC Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox at Boston ESPN NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh at Boston or New York Rangers at Ottawa .7 p.m. ESPN2 MLS, Dallas at Miami 9p.m. ESPN2, FOXSN NHL Hockey, St Louis at Phoenix FOXSC Major League Baseball Los An-gelesat Arizona LA Clippers x-clinched playoffberth ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) A state Senate committee has turned over evidence of potential criminality in the judging of the Evan der Holyfield-Lennox Lewis fight to Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, its chairman said Wednesday.

"We found some rather suspicious and peculiar developments of a potentially criminal nature which we frankly turned over to the New York (County) district attorney," state Sen. Roy Goodman said Wednesday. He said testimony on March 18 in Manhattan before the Senate Investigations Committee, which Goodman chairs, has been forwarded to Morgenthau's investigators. The district attorney has convened a grand jury to look into the controversial outcome of the March 13 heavyweight title fight, which was declared a draw despite Lewis' apparent domination of the bout. Lewis is the WBC champion.

Holyfield holds the WBA and IBF titles. Orssomcf 3 0 0 0 RoWhtelf 3 2 2 0 HBP-by Byrd (AJonesl WP-Bvrd, MiGrace. Colberss 1 0 0 0 Mouton rf 0 1 0 0 Balk-Byrd Cinllo3b 4 0 0 1 VGrerarf 6 2 2 2 First, Gregg; Sec- Burrattrf 4 0 1 OMrdcailb 0 0 0 0 oml.r-aman;11iira.Nauert Berry lb 2 0 1 0 Barrett 3b 4 1 2 1 A-1687 (6263)i Bankslb 2 0 0 0Widgerc 5 2 4 6 (orettass 3 0 10 WGrro2b 5 0 0 0 MINNESOTA DETROrT Jenkins 3 0 10 MMrtzcf 5 110 abrhbi abrhbi Phinkp 0 0 0 0 MBatsap 4 2 2 0 THuntrcf 2 0 0 0 BLHntrrf 6 110 Hughes 3 0 0 0 Latham cf 2 OJfterieadh 5 Old HAbbttp 1 0 0 0 CAIlnlf 2 0 0 0 Hggnsnrf 3 2 2 1 Reyes 1 0 0 0 Hckingh 2010TCIarklb 2112 MMyrsp 0 0 0 0 TWalkr2b 3 0 0 0 Cttootto lb 1010 Ochnalf 1 0 0 0 Ccomer3b 4 12 1 Palmer 3b 4 110 Totals 3) 1 1 Totals 41 161715 lawunrf 3 0 0 0 Easley2b 3 13 2 MCdvsdh 2 0 0 0 Encmclf 4 0 10 During the Senate hearing, one of the judges at the fight acknowledged that she had recently filed for bankruptcy. Eugenia Williams of Atlantic City, N. who scored the fight for Holyfield, denied that there was any attempt to help her financially in exchange for influencing her judgment of the bout.

Goodman said the hearing testimony also indicated that the mortgage of judge Larry O'Con-nell of England, who scored the fight a draw, was in "arrears." "This raises a very important question: Should anybody be judging a big fight on which enormous amounts are wagered if they themselves have financial problems and could be subject to temptation?" Goodman told Albany radio station WRO W-AM on Wednesday. "We are not accusing anyone of anything, but we do think that the criminal piece should be looked at by the DA." Morgenthau's office can also issue subpoenas across state lines, Goodman said. The Senate 1 limMk tne state Athletic Commission and state Attorney General Elidt Spitzer are also reviewing the Holyfield-Lewis decision and prize fighting in general. A federal grand jury in Newark, N.J., is also reportedly investigating whether the International Boxing Federation sold; rankings and arranged fights in return for kickbacks. The world's three major sanctioning bodies' are the IBF, WBC and WBA.

1 A Holy field-Lewis rematch has been ordered by the three sanctioning bodies. The Senate committee's hearing resumes Friday in Manhattan, with Holyfield scheduled to appear in person and Lewis via a videotape interview Goodman said he has already conducted. Goodman said they will be "testifying as to their impressions not only of the fight but what needs to be done to clean up the boxing game." Wednesday's Games Philadelphia 96, Toronto 78 Washington 96, New York 89. OT Atlanta 77, Boston 70 Charlotte 83, Detroit 79 Indiana 83, Orlando 80 Houston 102, Vancouver 85 San Antonio 95, Minnesota 79 Milwaukee 98, Miami 86 Cleveland 89, Chicago 8 1 Denver 120, New Jersey 97 Thursday's Games Portland at Houston, 7)30 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

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